Dealing With Holiday Anxiety & Natural Ways to Reduce It
The holidays are a great time of year. Families and friends gather and days are spent with laughter and fun. Even though the holidays can seem magical from afar, up close, they can be stressful for anyone and can cause much anxiety.
Physical side-effects of anxiety
Everyone experiences at least a little stress and anxiety during the holidays. But, for some people, it can feel overwhelming and prolonged. Continual stress and anxiety can definitely take its toll on your mental and physical h...
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The Complete Guide to Leaky Gut Syndrome
By: Mike Casey
Entrepreneur, Health Coach, and Founder of FIQ, a Formula IQ company
@activatebioiq
www.activatebioiq.com
The Complete Guide to Leaky Gut Syndrome: What is it, why does it happen, and what can you do about it? Leaky gut has recently entered the zeitgeist around gut health, autoimmune disease, proper diet — and for good reason.
Today’s western world is full of chronic stress, processed food, and bacterial imbalances. It’s no surprise that as the world’s firs...
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You are What You Absorb
When it comes to a health-supporting diet, it’s not just about what you eat. It’s about what you absorb. If you’re not efficiently breaking down the foods you eat, it can’t be used to support health, help you heal, or produce energy.
We don’t just absorb the chewed food we swallow. It must be broken down into its individual molecular components. Chewing is the first mechanical step in this process, which stimulates the mouth to release some enzymes to start enzymatic digestion.
O...
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Not Just Another Turmeric Article
If you’re reading this article about herbal supplements, you’re likely well aware of the benefits of turmeric. It is the quintessential “anti-inflammatory” herb. So we won’t bore you with the information you already know, and instead, we’ll show you why turmeric is crucial for healthy iron balance via one of its lesser-known implications.
Reactive Iron
Iron is essential to life, but too much iron or non-bioavailable iron poses a major problem to health. Our body needs to be able to...
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Natural Pain and Inflammation Support
Have you ever been told by your doctor or natural healthcare provider that you “have inflammation” or are “inflamed?”
“Inflammation has become an umbrella term encompassing a plethora of metabolic dysregulations, but it doesn’t provide much depth or explanation into what’s actually going on internally.
Inflammation is directly produced by our immune systems and can be caused by various different types of imbalances. The various sources of inflammation include:
Gut imbala...
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Potassium and your Adrenals
Adrenal health. It’s a complex topic. Alternative health professionals often label vague miscellanea symptoms like fatigue, digestive complaints, achiness, sleep issues, etc., as “adrenal fatigue.”
However, “adrenal fatigue” as a diagnosis is not recognized by conventional medical standards (1). In fact, a systemic review concluded there is not enough evidence and too much variability to confirm the existence of such a disorder and concluded that “adrenal fatigue is still a myth...
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Far More than Just the “Detox Organ”: Full-Spectrum Liver Health
The liver is commonly thought of as the “detoxification organ,” but it’s responsible for so much more. Detoxification is a major metabolic function of the liver, but a more encompassing way of thinking about the role of the liver would be as the “metabolic organ.”
Here’s a non-exhaustive list of the metabolic processes that the liver is responsible for: (1)
Metabolizes all nutrients absorbed in the gastrointestinal tract prior to sending them out systemically.
It stores fa...
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The Silent Reaches of Stress
Stress- it’s the silent thing that we all deal with on a daily basis. It has impacted us all now more than ever with all of the national news and epidemics such as the coronavirus. While we may not always be able to control the sources of stress in our lives, we can change how we react to them. The good news is that our body is actually designed to experience and handle stress, which is why it reacts to it so strongly.
Now more than ever it’s important that we learn how to adapt to elemen...
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Adaptogens : Adrenals or Something Else
Adaptogens: Just Adrenal Support or Something More?
The term “adaptogen” describes a class of herbs whose primary function in humans is to enhance stress resiliency (1, 2).
Many adaptogens positively influence the adrenal glands and their functions via modulation of the HPA-axis (hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenal axis) (3, 4, 5, 6). Studies have also revealed a more widespread influence of adaptogens on the neuroendocrine-immune complex (7).
The health effects of adaptogens are widespr...
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Solutions for Better Sleep
Health balance is hierarchical. Sleep is at the foundation of the hierarchy. It does not do the body much good to address specific health concerns if poor sleep is a driving factor for those concerns.
Sometimes fixing health imbalances are as simple as fixing sleep. It’s easy to jump to a pill, a detailed protocol, or flashy technology to “fix” us, but sometimes, we just need to balance out the foundational things that keep us alive - proper nutrition, hydration, and sleep.
Poor slee...
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Natural Remedies for Anxiety: Stress Shouldn’t Control Your Life
By: Griffin McKenzie
Entrepreneur, Health Coach, and Blogger
@griffinmckenzie
www.griffinmckenzie.com
It’s rare to meet someone who doesn’t suffer from some form of anxiety. Be it a daily feeling of playing catch up or a more serious combination of anxiety and depression, the root causes of anxiety are as widespread as their symptoms.
Unfortunately, we live in a culture where our first response to feelings of stress is to self-medicate with alcohol, food, or prescription medicat...
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Glucose IQ : Beyond Basic GDAs
In 2021, it was estimated that over 11% of Americans have type 2 diabetes, and 1 in 3 people are estimated to be prediabetic.1 Glucose disposal agents (GDAs) are being sought out by many to naturally support healthy blood sugar levels.
GDAs are classified as ‘natural agents that aid in shuttling glucose out of the blood and into the cell, effectively lowering blood sugar levels.’
While this is certainly better than having high blood sugar, diabetes is far more than just high blood suga...
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The Sinus Refresh You Didn’t Know You Needed
There’s not much better than a vapor rub/steamer filling your sinuses when dealing with allergies, respiratory illness, or a sinus infection. Why not experience the soothing power of vapors and coat the throat with healing herbs at the same time?
Respiratory IQ is designed to do just that. This unique liquid blend offers pungent herbs like horseradish, garlic, cayenne, peppermint, and onion to immediately vaporize throughout the entire respiratory tract. Powerful immune-support agents like ...
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Answers on Anxiety
Anxiety Overview and Common Q&A's
Anxiety can be crippling for many and accompanied by long term health concerns and stress. Even when traditional medications are used, it can be contributed to many long term health issues. Anxiety disorders are now considered to be the most common and pervasive mental disorders in the United States. This is why natural support is needed now more than ever for anxiety and mood disorders that will address the root issue and not patch the symptom. Here are so...
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Copper Peptide: Beyond Beauty and Skincare
Copper peptide is a naturally occurring molecule within the body. It consists of 3 amino acids: glycine (G), histidine (H), and lysine (K), which together have a strong affinity (attraction) to copper (Cu) - it’s commonly referred to as GHK-Cu.1 In the body, this molecule is found primarily with a copper ion attached.2
This peptide is a vital component of collagen and is ubiquitous across various tissues and bodily fluids. It is found in plasma, saliva, and urine3 and is known to ...
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The Rise of Anxiety in America
You're not the only one feeling anxious. Anxiety disorders are now the most common mental illness in the U.S. and being referred to as an epidemic. This is especially true in younger people (ages 23 to 38).
A 2019 public opinion survey conducted by the American Psychiatric Association (APA) found that 68 percent of people polled felt a combination of “extremely and somewhat anxious” most of the time.
What are some additional numbers? The Anxiety and Depression Association of Americ...
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Fighting Low Testosterone the Natural Way
By: Griffin McKenzie
Entrepreneur, Health Coach, and Blogger
@griffinmckenzie
www.griffinmckenzie.com
Low testosterone - it’s something no man wants to talk about or deal with, especially in their youth, but the prevalence of low T-levels is increasing due to lifestyle, poor nutrition, toxic exposure, and chronic stress. It has become so serious that over 40% of men who are 45 and older are affected by this issue, and the number of younger men is on the rise, as well (1). Here’...
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Immune Ehancement the Way Nature Intended
Personalized Immune Support the Way Nature Intended
So you’ve been told you have “inflammation,” “allergies,” “histamine intolerance,” or “impaired immune function.”
Each of these states is a response of the immune system. So, which natural herbs and nutrients should you use to address the root of the issue?
To best personalize your supplement regime to your unique immune imbalance, it’s important to understand what’s going on with your immune system so you can imp...
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GABA: Your Body’s Emotional Mastermind
By: Griffin McKenzie
Entrepreneur, Health Coach, and Blogger
@griffinmckenzie
www.griffinmckenzie.com
GABA, or Gamma-Aminobutyric Acid, is a key ingredient in our SleepIQ and Anxiety IQ supplements for good reason; this neurotransmitter is known to reduce the symptoms of insomnia and anxiety by sending messages in between the brain and nervous system. In fact, it is used in many clinical anti-anxiety drugs, as well as in natural supplements to mitigate the symptoms of ADHD, insomnia,...
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Bolstering Immune Function and Resiliency
Bolstering Immune Function and Resiliency
Did you know that the symptoms you experience when you come down with the flu, a cold, or other contagious illness are not caused by the virus itself? The symptoms are the result of your immune system trying to clear the virus out of infected cells.1
We are exposed to countless viruses, bacteria, and fungi daily, but only a select few make us ill. This is because your adaptive immune system is programmed to recognize and eradicate most pathogens be...
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Improve Focus and Support Brain Health Naturally
Nearly 6% of the population are on prescription stimulants, with the majority of users between ages 5-19 (1). The ability to focus is essential for productivity, but focusing has become increasingly difficult in our modern world.
The term “nootropic” has become well-recognized by those looking to enhance focus naturally. These compounds are great for momentary focus and concentration, but their benefits span far beyond the momentary attention-sapn.
What are Nootropics?
Nootropics are na...
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Doomed For Diabetes
Doomed For Diabetes: Life is short. Eat dessert first.
Not so fast. While dessert is great, we certainly should be paying attention to the epidemic in the United States that is actually robbing us of our lives. The average American has a one in three chance of developing diabetes symptoms in their life. If those numbers don’t alarm you, don’t worry they get worse. Another 86 million people have prediabetes, with almost 30% of them developing diabetes within five years. The most concern...
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Insulin: Practical Understanding, Myths, and Solutions for Optimization
Most people have heard about insulin in today’s health climate. Whether you’re a health enthusiast who enjoys learning and optimizing your health status or you’ve been diagnosed with a metabolic disease, you’re likely aware of insulin’s functions. If so, you can skip the next paragraph.
Insulin is a hormone secreted by beta cells of the pancreas that acts in concert with glucagon to regulate blood sugar levels. High levels of insulin (as in type 2 diabetes) and low levels of insulin...
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What Happens Internally with Anxiety
Nearly 1 in 3 people experience anxiety at some point in their life (1). Chances are, you or someone close to you have struggled with it.
Anyone who has dealt with anxiety has experienced firsthand the profound influence this mental state can have on the physical body. Each year, over 1 million people visit the ER with chest pain or other major health concerns, only to learn they are experiencing a panic attack (2). It is felt both in the body and the mind.
Thankfully, medicine and psychol...
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The Impact of Nutrition on ADHD
By: Griffin McKenzie
Entrepreneur, Health Coach, and Blogger
@griffinmckenzie
www.griffinmckenzie.com
When children are diagnosed with ADD or ADHD, the learned response is medication. Even for those without a formal diagnosis, it’s not uncommon for unfocused college students to pop pills, such as Adderall, to get through their all-nighters and stressful schedules. As a society, we’ve looked for quick solutions to a much deeper problem of broken attention spans.
One of the bigges...
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Sleep Smarter- The Multiplier to Achieving Optimal Health
The research is 100 percent clear: when individuals do not get quality sleep, they get slower, less creative, more stressed, and they underperform.
Sleep is the multiplier to achieving optimal health. The obstacle is that in today’s society, there are millions of people chronically sleep deprived and paying the price for receiving a low quality of sleep. Most people don’t realize that their continuous sleep problems are also a catalyst for the diseases and appearance issues they’re deal...
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Slippery Elm For Your Gut
Have you given much thought to mucus production? It’s probably not at the top of most people’s health-optimization checklist, and you probably don’t think much about it unless your sinuses produce too much, making breathing difficult.
However, mucus is a vital regulatory mechanism in the body. Without adequate mucus production in the eyes, respiratory, genitourinary, and especially the gastrointestinal tract, we would be in trouble.
Mucus has many essential functions for ...
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Allergies and Your Immune System
For some of us, Spring is our favorite season, but for those who suffer from seasonal allergy symptoms, it can be miserable. Seasonal allergy symptoms during this epidemic can be concerning to us and those around us if not identified properly, as they both are natural immune responses.According to the Allergy and Asthma Foundation of America, 1 in 5 people, or an estimated 50 million Americans, suffer from some type of seasonal allergy.During this important time and epidemic, it’s important t...
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The First Full-Spectrum Histamine Support Supplement
Histamine is an essential molecule made by the body. It plays crucial roles in various systems, including wakefulness, gastric acid secretion, immune signaling, and nervous system modulation;1 it acts as a neurotransmitter and is involved in inflammatory processes, vasodilation, and bronchoconstriction.2
Without histamine, our bodies could not effectively fight off pathogenic invaders. It serves as a signaling molecule to mast cells and basophils to activate their immune response, and it caus...
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Ditch Pain Pills and Embrace the Natural Option
Everyday aches and pains—whether we realize it or not—affect every part of our lives, from our moods to our job performances. The effects of pain can be subtle or extreme, direct or indirect. One of the indirect effects of pain is the plethora of side effects of medications that we take for managing pain. Traditional pain pills can cause side effects including stomach bleeding, kidney damage, nausea, and liver damage amongst countless others.
Thankfully, there is another option to both re...
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